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TNT-Ginebra duel brings together Gilas personalities

TNT Tropang Giga’s Calvin Oftana in a PBA Philippine Cup game against Ginebra. –PBA IMAGES Calvin Oftana knows that having played under coach Tim Cone doesn’t give him any insight at all as to what to expect when he leads TNT against Barangay Ginebra in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. “You cannot really study the…

Josh Reyes resigns as Gilas boys coach after 6 years

Gilas Pilipinas boys team Josh Reyes during the Fib U18 Asian Championship. –FIBA BASKTETBALL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas boys national team coach Josh Reyes has stepped down from his post after more than six years at the helm. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Friday announced that Reyes has decided to resign as…

Gilas Pilipinas youth star Andy Gemao out of Fiba U18 Asia Cup

FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Andy Gemao during a game against Indonesia in the Seaba qualifiers in Malaysia.–Photo from Malaysia Basketball Association MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas boys will miss star Andy Gemao in their Fiba U18 Asia Cup campaign starting on Monday evening (Manila time) in Amman, Jordan. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Sunday revealed…

Gilas women star Jack Animam joins Romania club

FILE – Gilas Pilipinas’ Jack Animam at the Fiba Women’s Asia Cup in Australia. –FIBA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas women standout Jack Animam is set to add another feather in her cap as she signed with a new team in Romania. On Monday, FCC UAV Arad announced via its Instagram that the team has reached…

Winless Gilas women feel like winners after biggest stint to date

Gilas Pilipinas women in the Fiba Women’s World Cup 2026 pre-qualifying tournament. –FIBA PHOTO The Philippines crashed out of the Fiba Women’s World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Rwanda, ending its campaign without a single win. But national coach Pat Aquino feels that the squad is coming back home with something that couldn’t be quantified…

After Gilas stint, learned Oftana to come out better for TNT

TNT’s Calvin Oftana.–PBA IMAGES Calvin Oftana didn’t get the amount of playing time he’s so used to having at TNT during Gilas Pilipinas’ bid in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) last month in Latvia. But the Tropang Giga ace, who hails from Dumaguete, is not looking at the Riga tour as a wasted stint.…

Nelle gets prep time with Gilas hero and PBA legend Alapag

La Salle guard Evan Nelle shoots past UP defenders in Game 1 of the UAAP men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Having won collegiate titles for two different schools in two different leagues, Evan Nelle is poised to enter the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) with a different kind of edge in hand. Interestingly, that’s not the…

Tim Cone says Gilas defense system demands big backcourt

Dwight Ramos has been a perfect fit for Tim Cone’s Gilas Pilipinas system, which requires big guards on defense. —FIBA. BASKETBALL Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone revealed his fondness for size—particularly in the backcourt—stems from his dislike for getting “overwhelmed defensively,” but says he won’t close the door on diminutive guards earning spots on the…

Cone lauds Newsome for holding fort as Gilas’ point guard in OQT

Gilas Pilipinas’ Chris Newsome during a huddle after a loss to Brazil in the Fiba OQT semifinals in Riga, Latvia.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Chris Newsome had big shoes to fill being tasked to run the point in the absence of injured playmaker Scottie Thompson in the Fiba Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga, Latvia. Despite being a…

Cone freezes talk on Gilas berths for Ginebra’s Go, Abarrientos

RJ Abarrientos (with ball) has national team experience but may be too young for the current Gilas pool. —FIBA. BASKETBALL Barangay Ginebra acquired RJ Abarrientos and Isaac Go in time for the Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) upcoming 49th season. That gave rise to speculation that Gin Kings head coach Tim Cone, who also calls the…